The Invisible Truth-an aph Canada Poem

The Invisible Truth~Canada

Who are you?

That's what I'm always asked

No one ever remembers who I am

I could be in a room with a couple of people and no one will notice me

All my best friends think I'm with them

And I could be on another planet

I'm never invited to parties

Nobody talks to me

Even at conference meetings I never can input my opinion

Why?

Why of all people am I not recognized?

I'm not a bad guy at all

I mean, sure I love hockey and maple

But I don't think I'm such a bad person

Then again, not even my own parents recognized me

Whenever my birthday came, no one knew

I could never throw a party cause no one could remember when it was

When our family went out to eat, mom and dad would fight on what they wanted,

Alfred always made a ruckus and my order was never taken

In school I was always alone

Alfred got all the attention as usual

I tried to make friends but whenever I'd try to talk to them

Either Alfred would interrupt or they wouldn't see that I was there

Even in college

They never called me to the graduation day because they didn't put my name on the roster

Why is life so hard for such a nice guy?

I have no friends except for Kimajirou

I wish I could have people asking me to hang out with them

The last time that happened, I ended up having bruises and broken bones after playing catch with

Alfred

I never get calls from any relatives on holidays

No one invites me to their dinners

I don't even hear from any of my family

Not even my girlfriend Julchen would remember me

She would pass by me and not even notice when I was there

She always tells me that she will notice me and that she loves me, but does she really?

She can't remember my birthday

She doesn't notice when I'm somewhere until the last second when she has to leave

She even forgot my birthday when I reminded her millions of times recently

I don't know if anyone will ever notice me

I'm too soft spoken

I'm too much of a quiet and shy person

I don't even know if I can consider anyone a true friend anymore

It's just me all alone in this cruel world

Taking life one maple leaf at a time

It's just so hard when no one ever gives you a glance

Or when no one even has the need to talk to you

But I guess I'll have to keep saying

"I'm Canada" with a fake smile

And just move on with life